text_original: The king himself entered with zest into the battle of wits, and loved to perplex his learned men with con  undrums.
text_transcription: THE KING HIMSELF ENTERED WITH ZEST INTO THE BATTLE OF WITS AND LOVED TO PERPLEX HIS LEARNED MEN WITH CONUNDRUMS
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɛntɚd wɪð zˈɛst ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv wˈɪts, ænd lˈʌvd tə pɚplˈɛks hɪz lˈɜːnᵻd mˈɛn wɪð kˈɑːn ʌndɹˈʌmz.